Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 1399.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20170050

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Effect of Branched Hydrophobic Group on the Surface Dilational Rheology of Betaine Surfactants

GUO Lanlei1, ZHU Yangwen1, XU Zhicheng2, GONG Qingtao2, JIN Zhiqiang2, ZHANG Lei2, ZHANG Lu2   

  1. 1. Exploration & Development Research Institute of Shengli Oilfield Co. Ltd., SINOPEC, Dongying 257015, China;
    2. Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2017-01-20 Revised:2017-07-11 Online:2017-08-10 Published:2017-07-11
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Science & Technology Major Project, China(No. 2016ZX05011-003) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 51373192).

Abstract:

The surface dilational rheological properties ofisomeric compounds, straight chain(C16PB) and branched chain(C16GPB) hexadecyl hydroxypropyl carboxybetaines were investigated by drop shape analysis. The influences of ageing time, surface pressure, dilational frequency and bulk concentration on surface dilational modulus and phase angle were expounded. It is found that the whole hydrophilic part of betaine molecule inclines to flat on the surface when betaine adsorbs, which will lead to higher dilational modulus. The nature of adsorption film is determined by in-surface processes, such as the variation of orientation of hydrophilic group. The branched hydrophobic alkyl chains of betaine molecules improve the intermolecular interactions, not only results in higher moduli, but causes a maximum in dynamic modulus at high betaine concentration. This result indicates that the strength of surface film is strongly related to molecular arrangement, not simply determined by the surface molecule concentration.

Key words: Betaine, Branched chain, Dilational rheology, Surface pressure

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